Peiyu Song '19 Recruiting Profile

Soccer has been, and still is, a major part of my life and upbringing, and thus I owe much of who I am today to my commitment and passion for the beautiful game and aspire to be a student-athlete in my collegiate career.

Often described by coaches as having both "discipline" and "character", I not only strive to perform at the highest level on the field but also endeavour to excel in the classroom and elsewhere.
Personally, however, what truly separates me from other athletes is my composure and vision as well as understanding of the game. Coupled with my speed and agility on and off the ball, I believe I will be an asset to any team and system of play, proving a threat to the opponent in whichever scenario.

Having trained and competed against players older than I since three years prior, I have grown to be more physical and skilled than that of my counterparts, even so dominating my older peers.
Creative and opportunistic, hence unpredictable, I enjoy wreaking havoc in 1-on-1 situations.

I am most comfortable as an outside midfielder or winger and as a wingback or fullback. Yet, I am quite versatile and can adjust easily to positions, such as the attacking midfielder, false 10, and false 9. I have no preference on whether I am a traditional or inverted winger, as it is up to the coaches' tactics and decision on my role in the team - either by supplying crosses on the right or scoring goals on the left.

As an outside back, specifically, what differentiates me from other players is my attack-oriented style of play. In fact, my strengths are defensive positionings, overlapping runs, and counter-attacks. I am able to, therefore, balance the best of both worlds, whether it be on defence or offence.